Burnaby Centre: candidates in the 2026 BC election

4 candidates are on the ballot in Burnaby Centre for the provincial election on Saturday, October 24, 2026. They are listed by last name.

Candidates

• Joshua Domnich

  BC Conservatives

  Community liaison officer for a federal Conservative MP and legislative assistant to the BC Conservative caucus; SFU criminology graduate; former landscaping operations manager.

  Sources: BC Conservatives candidate page, Burnaby Board of Trade

• Vikas Gautam

  CentreBC

  Community volunteer, communications and event organizer; volunteers with the Hindu Temple Burnaby; no prior elected office listed.

  Sources: CentreBC candidate page, Burnaby Board of Trade

• Anne KangIncumbent

  BC NDP

  Burnaby MLA since 2017 and Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport since July 2025; former Burnaby music teacher and three-term city councillor; has lived in Burnaby over 40 years.

  Sources: BC Government: Minister Anne Kang biography, Burnaby Board of Trade

• Shila Taheri

  BC Greens

  Labour leader and legal researcher with an LL.M.; holds elected BCGEU Local 803 and Component 8 roles; no prior public office listed.

  Sources: BC Greens candidate page, Burnaby Board of Trade

Candidate list from Elections BC, as of October 18, 2026.

About the riding

Burnaby Centre takes in Ardingley-Sprott, Buckingham Heights, Cascade Heights, Cascade-Schou, Douglas-Gilpin, Garden Village, Kingsway-Beresford, Lakeview-Mayfield, Marlborough, Morley-Buckingham, Oakalla, Windsor (Burnaby; includes the BCIT campus).

In 2024, Anne Kang (BC NDP) won here by 2,486 votes, 14.6 points.

Questions for Metro Vancouver

Everyone answers 13 province-wide questions. Voters in Metro Vancouver also get these 3:

• TransLink says it needs at least $112 million a year in new money from 2028. What should the province do about transit in Metro Vancouver?
• A 2025 ruling recognized Cowichan title over Richmond land with private homes. How should the province handle homeowners and title claims?
• Sixteen Metro Vancouver mayors want the 2023 density laws undone. Keep the rules, add to them, or give councils back the say?

How and when to vote

Voting day

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific time.

Advance voting

Friday October 16 to Wednesday October 21, 2026, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time. Not every location is open every day; check yours.

Where

Find advance and election-day locations with the voting-place lookup on elections.bc.ca. District electoral offices also take voters until 4 p.m. on October 24. The October 17 municipal election is a separate vote with its own locations.

Who can vote

Canadian citizen, 18 or older on October 24, 2026, and a BC resident since April 23, 2026.

By mail

Request a vote-by-mail package online or by phone (1-800-661-8683) by October 18. Elections BC must receive it by 8 p.m. Pacific time on October 24 for it to be counted. If you are not registered or your voter information is out of date, prove your identity and address by uploading ID to Elections BC's ID upload system or by including photocopies of your ID with the returned package.

From Elections BC: ways to vote, vote by mail, 2026 provincial election key dates, who can vote, voter ID, Elections BC home.

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